Hay-bed.



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HAY BED.

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`Beit known l that I, LAWRENCE BUDnn, a citizen `of thenUnited "States,` residingi` at Chickasaw,I in .the l county of; i Mercer and State" of Ohio, have invented certain I USP/.ful Improvements inHay-Beds, of `which the ifollowingis a specification, reference being` had therein to the accompanying@ drawing.

`The ,present invention relates `to device for handlinghay, and has for an .objectto provide@ghaynbed, forwagons or thelike, adapted `to be loaded fromloneend and being provided with means whereby 1the front and rearends @ofi `the .L hay `bed may nbeqiilled .to capacityw i j a l j It is another objectof the presentinvention toprovideahay bed with alongitudinally shiftable part adapted to be 4adjusted to the rearend; ofthe .device and filled, and sub;- sequently shiftedlto `the opposite end of the hay bed to permitofthegfilling of the latter at iwi-ear end. i i t i The `inventiomfurther Iaims at the `provision of an `improved Aautomatic latch or securing means Jfor lockingthe shiftable part` in its different adj Listed positions tomsecurely hold .the part when so adjusted;

The above, `andi other objects andl adjvantages of this invention, Hwillbe"` more clearlybrought out inthe following ,detailed description of the present preferredsfembodie ment of the invention, the saine being shown in accompanying drawings, wherein;

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a hay bed constructed.,according to thepresent imfenel i tion, showing the shiftable part .adjustedyffto.1

the rear end thereof to recelve a part of the load. j

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same.

Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the shiftable part moved into the forward end of the device, parts of the same being in section.

Fig. 4 is a transverse section taken on the line 4-*4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a detail enlarged view of the latch and the parts adjacent thereto.

Fig. '6 is a bottom plan view of the 1novable truck. l

Referring to these drawings, wherein like parts are designated by similar numerals of reference throughout the sev-eral views, 10 designates a pair of longitudinal beams secured together at their lower edges by cross pieces 11 and joined together at their upper u l l spciaanga Letteraraieatf Patented" Ag, 13,19157 Applicationled February 13, i917. eriallNo. 148,427. l l l l j j l l l l edgesjbyjbolsters rigidly connected to thel opposite sides ofthe beams 10g; and have theirangularly bent ends 11 rigidlyl connected `uponiopposite sides of the adjacent bolster 12 while the` threaded ends afs; l 'lemevably. arranged in the Cross Pfe 1l.. the l fproietnge ends beine' l engaged by washers d2( and `nuts 13. Aengaged i. about the threaded 3 extremities for l. effectively clampingithese parts ina substantially rigid posi-` tion. j lThe bolstersl2. are provided with a` longitudinal bottom 13 and with lateral strips 1.4i;l secured ,across the louter `ends of the bolsters and preferablyin spaced rela` tion fiidmthe bottoinl.) The lateral strips letareiprovided "with rails 15 `which extend `longit'udinally ofi the" `frame `and have metallic strips 1 5 `secured j thereto lupon which are supported., flanged rollers or Ywheels `16 carried `'upon "the 3 shiftablefpart of ille@levies-l Lj'lfheshiftable part of `the device is in the forni ofL `arelatively low truck orplatform haivingjI a flat `top "117 `reinfomed by cross` pieces 18 and Isupperted"upon sills or side pieces H19.. 'Fhesesills or side pieces 19 are made :j up of one or more longitudinally extending strips provided `near their fforward j "bolt 25 extends downwardly through an eye or guide 26 projecting from one side of the bar 22. The bolt 25 is of sufficient length to project down into one of the sockets or openings 427 Yformed in the upper face oit the bottom limmediately beneath the bolt 25 to hold thej shiftable part securely at the forward and read ends of the device. Plates 26 are attached to the bottom 13 and are provided with holes in registration with the sockets, so that the latter may be properly shielded at the top. A latch cord 27 is secured through the eye 24C and passes through a pulley block 28 secured to one of the side ieces 19 in transverse alinement with the lever 23, the latch cord 27 being carried forwardly from the shiftable part and passed over a roller 29 mounted 'in the upper end of an arm 80 which rises from the forward end of the bed frame. The latch cord 27 may be of any desired length and is preferably carried from the roller 29 back to one of the corner posts 31 which are socketed in theY opposite corners and ends of the shiftable part. The bed frame is provided with upwardly extending poles 32 spaced apart at its opposite ends and reinforced by a pair of cross pieces 33.

In operation the latch cord 27 is drawn f taut tol swing the bell crank lever 23 and liftthe latch bolt 25 out of the forward socket 27 The shiftable partis now moved tothe rear end of the hay bed. When at said end the bolt 25 is permitted to drop by its weight intoV the adjacent socket 27 Vof the bottom 13 and thus lock the shiftable part in position. 'The rear end of the device is now loaded with hay, and the bolt 27 released and the shiftable part moved to the forward end of the device. The rear end of the bed frame is now filled with hay so that the device is filled at both ends practically toits full capacity; Y

The device is particularly'adaptable for use where a hay loader is employed, and where it is practically inconvenient to shift the relation of the various devices by means of which the hay is handled. By providing a shifta'ble part the device may beoperated gloyone man, as the rollers 19 considerably "f the changes and modifications being restricted only by the scope of the following claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

l. In a device of the kind set forth, an elongated bed frame, a shiftable platform mounted upon the bed frame for movement to either end thereof, the elongated bed having sockets formed at specified points from either end, a locking member carried by the shiftable platform and adapted for engagement in either of the sockets, a sheave pulley carried at one end of the elongated frame, and a cord in engagement with the locking member, trained over the pulley and carried to theshiftable platform, whereby the exertion of a pulling force upon the cord will releaseV the latch member and move the shiftable platform toward that end of the bed frame on which the pulley i5 mounted.

2. In a device of the kind setforth, an elongated bed frame, a shiftable plat-form mounted upon the bed frame for movement to either end thereof, the elongated bed havingsockets formed at specified points from either end, a bell crank lever mounted upon the shiftable platform below the bottom of the latter, a bolt having pivotal connection at one end with the bell crank lever, the other end being adapted for engagement in either of the said sockets, a pulley carried at the forward end of the elongated frame, and a cord having one end attached to the remaining end of the bell crank lever, the cord being trained over the pulley and carried back to the shiftable platform, whereby, when the shiftable platform is at the rear end of the elongated frame, a pulling force exerted on the cord will remove the bolt from the socket member and thereafter result in moving the shiftable platform to the front end of the elongated frame.

In testimony whereof I hereby affix my signature.

' LAWRENCE BUDDE.

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